Charak Samhita

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भक्षयेद्दन्तपवनं दन्तमांसान्यबाधयन्। निहन्ति गन्धं वैरस्यं जिह्वादन्तास्यजं मलम् ॥७२॥

॥ Oral hygiene: Method of cleaning teeth, tongue and directions for tooth brush use॥ One should clean the teeth with a green twig having a crushed end and of astringent, pungent or bitter taste, twice a day without injuring the gums.

english translation

bhakSayeddantapavanaM dantamAMsAnyabAdhayan। nihanti gandhaM vairasyaM jihvAdantAsyajaM malam ॥72॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript